Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It is no wonder we came to fear our gender would keep us from achieving the same level of success as our male peers in finance. We turned to those most able to effect change in finance: the professionals actively working in the field. Family-friendly policies alone may not be enough to drive change in gender equality in finance.

Finance 14

Finance Banking Survey Policies 14

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Back then, they would run focus groups to see what customers liked/didn''t like about the product and would check competitors that began to do well. You can use traditional research methods and interview 25 people or perhaps create an expensive program and bring 500 people to focus groups. Follow Amir at @golan_amir.

Stage-Gate 128

Stage-Gate Productivity Products Innovation 128

Ron Edmondson

MARCH 5, 2020

This may need to be the subject of another post, but one example of how I have tried to address this lid is with what I call “focus groups”. Granted this takes creativity, especially when finances are stretched, but always hearing “we can’t afford that” or “we aren’t big enough to do that” is never motivating to a team.

Bureaucracy 56

Bureaucracy Brainstorming Guidelines Edmondson 56

Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But don’t be discouraged; for many the hard work is worth it when you consider the freedom over your own time and finances. As well as doing your main role, you’ll have to quickly learn to do every other role that a company needs as well, such as admin, accounting, marketing, and finances.

Tips 95

Tips Learning-by-Doing Industry Long-term 95

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

So four years ago, when I was CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance and tapped to lead a mega change initiative — splitting off our unit into a new, publicly traded company, Synchrony Financial — I’ll admit I viewed it as a huge challenge. Change management certainly tested us. I just didn’t know in what ways.

Management 14

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

In the spirit of reverse innovation, and reverse mentoring , I submit to you that the next trend to watch out for in leadership is, you guessed it — reverse leadership. You've likely seen reverse leadership in action. Reverse leadership doesn't replace regular leadership. Quite the contrary.

Self-aware 15

Self-aware Competitive Advantage Follow-up Content 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2018

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. And yet black women’s advancement into leadership roles has remained stagnant , even as the number of them in professional and managerial roles has increased. Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group.

Management 15

Management Tacit Knowledge Diversity Leadership Pipeline 15